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Country around Potomac is a rural area of about 1,167 people in Vermilion County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Champaign, IL and 95 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $773 a month.
1,167people
$119kTypical home
$773/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,167 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 28 mi to Champaign, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (716 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,563 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CMI airport
- 89 mi to IND (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vermilion County: R+36 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk